Synchronise show with Computer Clock

Soulstorm Lasers

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Hi all

I'm doing a large-scale animation show this New Year's Eve, and I want to take out the possibility of any timing errors.

I have a 4 hour show, with a countdown, that needs PERFECT (or as close as possible) synchronisation with my clients clock.

I am wanting to trigger the show with my computer clock. Is this possible in Beyond? I.e. the show starts at 8 pm without pressing a button.

That way, if the computer dies, or a button gets bumped etc, restarting the show will restart from the point where the show should be at that time.

There is no way that I'm risking getting a signal over a network to trigger the show! Especially on NYE.

If Beyond can't do this, I am thinking to write a small patch in PureData to achieve it by sending a MIDI signal at the correct time.

Thanks for reading, and any responses and guidance is much appreciated. Apologies if this has already been asked - I haven't been able to find it on the forums though.

Ben

********UPDATE***************

I've just found the video tutorial on this topic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0soJBvvAgvk&list=PLC58C618986179B7B&index=17
 
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